SSH Tunnelling with Putty (Windows) and Foxy Proxy

SSH Tunnelling with Putty (Windows) and Foxy Proxy

Follow these steps to allow you to view internal web pages.

Open Putty and set:

• host name: myhostname.com
• host port: 22
• Connection > SSH > Tunnels:
  • Pick a source port, say 9870
  • Click Dynamic
  • Click Add
• Click OK to connect. Leave this session open.

Install Foxy Proxy in your web browser and set:

• host or IP address: 127.0.0.1
• port: 9870
• Select SOCKS Proxy
• Select SOCKS v5
• Click Save
• Enable this proxy
• Point your browser to a valid URL